Discussions

Impact?
I don’t always think about my impact on my patients, but it seems I have made an impact on this woman. Now, through her kindness, things have somehow come full circle to have made a huge impact on me too.
The right patient, at the right place, at the right time
It is imperative that pharmacy is engaging with these companies to ensure that they are aware of the range of services that pharmacists can perform for patients.

Unifying the EMR is not easy—it may do more harm than good

Dr. Jabir Jassam talks about upsides and downsides of Ontario's new physician services agreement.
Is apixaban preferred over rivaroxaban in AF?

For patients with a higher baseline bleeding risk, apixaban may be a better choice than rivaroxaban.
How psychological aspects of healing are important for hospital design

Long before COVID-19 made the public aware of the importance of good air ventilation, designers have been concerned with how physical environments affect people’s well-being and mental health.
Myocarditis/pericarditis risk with COVID-19 vaccines

Cases of myocarditis/ pericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination have generally occurred more frequently in adolescents and young men (<30 years).
Atrial fibrillation: the beat of a different drum

Even in allaying patient fears, Dr. Hector Baillie discovers no one is immune to this cardiac condition.
Exhausted and buried alive in an administrative avalanche?

Dr. Eric Cadesky offers some useful suggestions on how to can reclaim your time and energy
Laboratory mice are usually distressed and overweight, calling into question research findings

Over 120 million laboratory rats and mice are used worldwide each year. Many are used to study distressing conditions like cancer, arthritis and chronic pain, and nearly all spend their lives in small, empty box-like cages: a kind of permanent lockdown.
Pharmacists with big ideas—it never gets old

You would think that after more than two decades of following all things pharmacy, there would come a point at which nothing could impress or surprise me. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth.